From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 8 14:58:36 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEB6A106568A for ; Tue, 8 Apr 2008 14:58:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vivek@khera.org) Received: from yertle.kcilink.com (thingy.kcilink.com [74.92.149.59]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C33468FC38 for ; Tue, 8 Apr 2008 14:58:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vivek@khera.org) Received: from host-121.int.kcilink.com (host-121.int.kcilink.com [192.168.7.121]) by yertle.kcilink.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26A108A0B6 for ; Tue, 8 Apr 2008 10:58:36 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: From: Vivek Khera To: FreeBSD Stable In-Reply-To: <20080408143121.GA82627@sandvine.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v919.2) Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 10:58:35 -0400 References: <86F45867-B619-416A-AC4C-B9283A4CA25F@khera.org> <20080408143121.GA82627@sandvine.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.919.2) Subject: Re: aaccli on recent conrollers? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:58:37 -0000 On Apr 8, 2008, at 10:31 AM, Ed Maste wrote: > On Fri, Nov 10, 2006 at 11:42:40AM -0500, Vivek Khera wrote: > >> I have just built a new SunFire X4100 server with an Adaptec 2230SLP >> RAID card using FreeBSD 6.2-PRE kernel (from September 20). >> Everything is working extremely well except I cannot run the aaccli >> utility on this controller. > > Have a look at arcconf (sysutils/arcconf) -- it's Adaptec's newer tool > and should support both older and newer firmware; aaccli stopped > working > as of a certain version and I think Adaptec has no plans to work on it > any longer. If you really want to use aaccli, you can downgrade the > firmware on the new card -- of course, you'll have to use arcconf to > do > that step. Wow... what a blast from the past. I've since decided that the Adaptec + Dell array solution was completely sub-standard performance and stability and management wise. It has been replaced with an external RAID array from Partners Data systems and connected to the same Sun box via an LSI fibre channel card. It is faster and much easier to manage. I will not be buying Adaptec parts any more since they obviously don't give a hoot about freebsd, where as LSI goes out of their way to provide engineers to help out with freebsd issues. It is important for us as a community to show support where support is due.